Announcer:
NEXT ON LIFE TODAY!
RICARDO AND JENNETTE SANCHEZ
HAD THEIR WORLD SHAKEN
WHEN THEIR NINE-YEAR-OLD SON BROKE HIS NECK
DIVING INTO
THE SHALLOW END
OF A POOL.
THEY WERE TOLD
TO EXPECT THE WORST.
>> WITHIN 15 MINUTES
LIFE FLIGHT HAD HIM
ON THE HELICOPTER.
AND I REMEMBER PUTTING HIM
ON THE HELICOPTER
AND HIM SAYING,
"MOMMY, DON'T LEAVE ME."
♪ OUR GOD
IS FAITHFUL ♪
♪ FAITHFUL TO SAY
IT'S NOT OVER ♪
♪
James: IT IS A PRIVILEGE,
IT IS AN HONOR FOR US
TO SHARE THIS TIME WITH YOU.
I'M JAMES ROBISON.
MY WIFE BETTY AND I PRAYED
A LOT FOR CHRISTOPHER REEVE
WHEN HE BROKE HIS NECK.
IT'S PRETTY TOUGH WHEN
SUPERMAN BREAKS HIS NECK
AND HE'S PARALYZED.
HE REALLY WENT TO BAT
FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE BATTLING.
WE'VE GOT A GUEST WHOSE SON
HAD THE SAME BREAK
CHRISTOPHER REEVE HAD,
THREE VERTEBRAS BROKEN.
I MEAN TRAGIC!
THIS IS TOTAL PARALYSIS.
BUT THIS MIRACLE
THAT OCCURRED,
THIS YOUNG MAN IS GLORIOUSLY,
PERFECTLY HEALTHY.
HIS MOM AND DAD,
JENNETTE AND RICARDO SANCHEZ
ARE HERE WITH US.
HE IS A MUSICIAN.
THEY ARE A BEAUTIFUL COUPLE.
THEY HAVE THREE SONS;
AND THIS MIRACLE SON.
WOULD YOU SAY WELCOME
TO LIFE TODAY
TO RICARDO AND TO JENNETTE?
THE BOOK IS TITLED,
IT'S NOT OVER.
YOU HAVE A CD
THAT HAS THAT TITLE.
YOU'RE GOING TO SING A SONG
WITH THAT TITLE.
WE'RE GOING TO KNOW
WHAT IT MEANS.
I WANT YOU TO TELL US
BECAUSE I KNOW YOU ARE HEADED
TO BASICALLY AN EMPHASIS
ON THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER,
AND YOU WERE AT THE AIRPORT
OR MAYBE YOU WERE ALREADY
ON THE PLANE.
TELL US WHAT HAPPENED.
Ricardo: WELL, JENNETTE HAD
-- IT'S A TRADITION,
SHE'LL TAKE ME TO THE AIRPORT
IN ATLANTA.
WE HAD DROPPED THE BOYS OFF
AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE TO GO
SWIMMING, TWO OF OUR SONS.
SHE DROPS ME OFF
AND IRONICALLY,
I WAS HEADED
TO GO BE A PART OF
THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER
IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA.
SO THAT HARTSFIELD-JACKSON TO
JACKSONVILLE AIRPORT IS ABOUT
AN HOUR AND A HALF FLIGHT.
AS MY PLANE STARTS COMING DOWN
MY PHONE IS BOMBARDED WITH
911 EMERGENCY TEXTS SAYING,
"GET HOME" FROM MY PASTOR,
FROM MY FRIENDS,
FROM JENNETTE.
I IMMEDIATELY CALLED JENNETTE.
NO WEIRDNESS GOING ON
IN OUR MINISTRY, JUST DOING
WHAT GOD TOLD US TO DO;
JUST MINDING OUR OWN BUSINESS.
I CALL MY WIFE AND
SHE'S SCREAMING FRANTICALLY
ON THE PHONE, "THEY TOOK HIM!
THEY TOOK HIM!"
SHE'S YELLING,
"HELP ME! WHERE ARE YOU?"
IT WASN'T THAT SHE IS ANNOYED;
IT WAS A GUT-WRENCHING CRY.
I'M SURROUNDED BY COMPLETE
STRANGERS ON AN AIRPLANE.
I SAID,
"BABY, WHO DID THEY TAKE
AND WHERE DID THEY TAKE HIM?"
AND SHE SAID, "JOSIAH,"
OUR MIDDLE SON
DOVE INTO THE SHALLOW END
OF A FRIEND'S POOL
AND BROKE HIS NECK.
James: HOW OLD WAS HE?
Ricardo: JOSIAH
WAS NINE YEARS OLD
WHEN THIS HAPPENED.
WE IRONICALLY HAD JUST AGAIN
GOTTEN BACK FROM
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA,
WATCHING THE SEALS IN THE
SAN LUIS OBISPO DIVE IN.
SO I CAN ONLY IMAGINE
THAT'S WHAT HE WAS THINKING,
IS BEING THE FIRST ONE,
THE FIRE BALL OF THE BOYS.
JAMES AND BETTY,
I'M SURROUNDED BY STRANGERS.
THERE IS NO B3 ORGAN,
THERE IS NO CHOIR TO SING,
SINGING A MIRACLE;
IT IS JUST ME AND GOD.
I GET MY GIG BAG,
MY GUITAR OFF OF THE PLANE
AND JUST FELL TO MY KNEES.
JENNETTE WAS AGAIN FRANTIC.
SHE HAD A DIFFERENT POSITION.
SHE WAS WITH OUR SON.
SHE ACTUALLY TOOK HIM
TO URGENT CARE AND HEARD
THE PARAMEDICS TELL THE STORY.
James: COULD YOU TELL
WHEN IT HAPPENED
AND BY LOOKING AT HIM
SOMETHING BAD HAD HAPPENED
OR NOT?
Jennette: NO, I COULDN'T,
IRONICALLY.
FOR ANY PARENT I THINK
EVERYONE COULD RELATE,
YOU NEVER WANT TO GET
THAT PHONE CALL
THAT YOUR HEART
JUST HITS THE FLOOR.
HIS PLANE HAD JUST TAKEN OFF
AND WE'VE NEVER REALLY
HAD ANY ACCIDENTS,
NOT EVEN ANY BROKEN BONES
IN OUR HOME.
I WAS DRIVING HOME
AFTER HIS PLANE HAD TAKEN OFF
AND I GOT A PHONE CALL
FROM THE PARENT AT THE HOUSE
WHERE HE WAS SWIMMING.
SHE SAID, "JENNETTE,
JOSIAH IS NOT OKAY."
OBVIOUSLY,
YOU STILL GET EMOTIONAL
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT.
BY THE TIME
I HAD GOTTEN THERE,
THEY HAD PULLED HIM
FROM THE POOL,
AND SHE SAID HE DEFINITELY
NEEDS TO BE SEEN
BUT HE WAS ABLE TO MOVE
HIS EXTREMITIES,
HE WAS ABLE TO MOVE HIS LIMBS.
AND WE WENT STRAIGHT
TO URGENT CARE
AND WITHIN SECONDS
OF BEING IN URGENT CARE
THEY WERE RUSHING AROUND.
THEY HAD CALLED LIFE FLIGHT.
THEY HAD HIM SEDATED
ON A BOARD,
HIS NECK SUSTAINED.
THEY HAD TAKEN X-RAYS THERE
AND ALL THE DOCTOR SAYS IS,
"IF WE DON'T HURRY
IT IS EXTREME."
SO WITHIN 15 MINUTES
LIFE FLIGHT HAD HIM
ON THE HELICOPTER.
I WAS NOT ALLOWED TO GO
ON THE HELICOPTER;
THERE WERE WEIGHT LIMITS
AND BALANCE ISSUES.
I JUST REMEMBER
PUTTING HIM ON THE HELICOPTER
AND HIM SAYING,
"MOMMY, DON'T LEAVE ME."
AND HE IS NINE YEARS OLD
AT THE TIME.
SO THEY TOOK HIM DOWN
TO A CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
IN ATLANTA,
WHICH WAS ABOUT A 45 MINUTE,
HOUR DRIVE.
A FRIEND CAME AND PICKED ME UP
AND RUSHED ME DOWN THERE.
BY THE GRACE OF GOD,
WE HAD GOTTEN THERE MAYBE
WITHIN 30 MINUTES OR SO,
AND STILL HADN'T HEARD
ANYTHING OTHER THAN WHEN
THEY TOOK HIM, THE PARAMEDICS
JUST SAID, "PRAY.
THERE IS A ONE PERCENT
CHANCE OF LIFE IN THIS."
AND THEY DIDN'T WANT
TO EXACERBATE ANY OF THE
FRACTURES WHILE THEY WERE
TRAVELING VIA AMBULANCE
SO THEY TOOK HIM
VIA LIFE FLIGHT.
SO HE WAS IN
THE JACKSONVILLE AIRPORT
WAITING TO HEAR A REPORT
OF WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN.
Ricardo: THAT'S ALL WE HAD.
WE JUST HAD EACH OTHER.
THEY SAY WHEN ONE DOOR CLOSES
AND THERE'S NOT
ANOTHER ONE OPEN
IT IS HELL IN THE HALLWAY,
AND THAT'S WHAT IT WAS.
WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT
THE OUTCOME WAS GOING TO BE.
WE JUST --
I FELL ON MY KNEES, JAMES.
I WAS SURROUNDED
BY COMPLETE STRANGERS.
I EXITED THE AIRPLANE,
PAST THE TICKET COUNTER
IN TERMINAL A.
I'M 6' 5",
WEIGH 200 NOBODY'S BUSINESS,
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
[Laughter]
I THREW MY HANDS OVER MY HEAD
AND IT WASN'T SCRIPTURE...
I WISH I COULD SAY THAT
I GOT EVERYBODY BORN AGAIN AND
I RAISED A MILLION DOLLARS.
IT WAS UGLY;
IT WAS ME AND GOD
BECAUSE I WASN'T PRAYING
FOR SOMEBODY ELSE'S BOY --
IT WAS MY SON.
AND AS I CRIED OUT TO GOD
I JUST REMEMBER PEOPLE
WALKING BY ME AND MAKING FUN
OF THE WEIRD GUY ON THE FLOOR.
BUT I TELL YOU,
I WASN'T GOING TO LEAVE
UNTIL A MIRACLE HAPPENED.
WE DIDN'T KNOW
IF ONE WAS GOING TO.
OVER FOUR HOURS WE LAID THERE
AND JUST BEGGED GOD.
I DIDN'T REMEMBER ANY SERMON
BUT I TELL YOU,
IF THERE WAS A ROPE OF HOPE --
A ROPE OF HOPE FOR ME
IT WAS A SONG THAT
WE HAD WRITTEN THAT SAYS
"IT IS NOT OVER
AND IT IS NOT FINISHED,
IT IS NOT ENDING.
IT IS ONLY THE BEGINNING
BECAUSE WHEN GOD IS IN IT,
ALL THINGS ARE NEW."
AND WE LAID THERE
AND WE GOT A PHONE CALL
FROM A DOCTOR THAT
WE HAD NEVER MET BEFORE
THAT SAID,
"I'VE GOT YOUR DOCTOR AND
YOUR WIFE ON THE OTHER LINE.
WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT
I JUST MET YOUR MOTHER-IN-LAW
IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA.
WE HEARD WHAT HAPPENED.
I CALLED YOUR DOCTOR,
SPOKE WITH THEM AND WE'RE
NOT SURE WHAT YOU'RE DOING
BUT KEEP DOING IT BECAUSE
YOUR SON IS GOING TO BE OKAY.
YOUR SON IS GOING TO BE FINE."
[Applause]
Jennette: "YOUR SON
IS GOING TO WALK."
Ricardo: AS A PARENT,
NOTHING JUST TAKES
THE WIND OUT OF YOU.
WE SAT THERE AND NOT KNOWING
WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN
AND OUR MIRACLE SHOWED UP.
THERE IS PLENTY OF PEOPLE
OUT THERE WHO THEIR MIRACLE
HASN'T SHOWED UP.
BUT I BELIEVE THAT JOSIAH
IS A TESTIMONY TO THOSE
WHO ARE STILL IN THE HALLWAY,
TO THOSE WHO HAVE GONE
AND WHO HAVE BEEN
FIGHTING A FIGHT,
THAT YOU KNOW WHAT?
WE'RE GOING TO SEE THEM
FOREVER IN HEAVEN;
WE'RE GOING TO SEE THEM
FOREVER HAVE A TESTIMONY --
PARENTS, FAMILY MEMBERS,
OF HOW GOD IS SUSTAINING THEM
THROUGH A SEASON OF PAIN.
I JUST REMEMBER LAYING
ON THE FLOOR AND THINKING
OF THE WHY FACTOR.
SO MANY PEOPLE ARE
IN A VALLEY CALLED WHY.
WHY DID THIS HAPPEN TO ME?
THE WAY THAT I ENVISIONED IT
WAS LITERALLY THE LETTER Y,
CAPITAL LETTER.
THERE IS A VALLEY.
IT TAKES NO EFFORT
TO FALL INTO A VALLEY.
SOMEBODY CAN PUSH YOU
INTO A VALLEY.
REMEMBER WHAT YOU WERE
BEFORE YOU MET THE LORD.
REMEMBER WHAT YOU DID TO ME
IN THE PAST.
YOU CAN FALL INTO A VALLEY,
YOU CAN GET PUSHED
INTO A VALLEY,
IT TAKES NO EFFORT
BUT IT TAKES UNIQUE MUSCLES
TO CRAWL OUT OF A VALLEY.
IT TAKES DISCIPLINE,
INTENT, AND FOCUS.
IF YOU'RE NOT CAREFUL,
YOU CAN SPEND
5, 10, 15, 20 YEARS
STUCK INTO A VALLEY AND
NOT JUST A GOOD OPPORTUNITY
BUT A GOD OPPORTUNITY
CAN WALK BY YOU
AND YOU JUST DON'T WANT
TO GET HURT AGAIN,
YOU JUST DON'T WANT TO TAKE
THE RISK AGAIN SO YOU'RE STUCK
LIVING IN A VALLEY.
AS I WAS LYING ON THE FLOOR,
AND AS WE WROTE THIS BOOK,
I SUDDENLY REALIZED ONE OF
THE THINGS THAT HELPED US
THROUGH OUR VALLEY,
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
HELPED US THROUGH THIS,
IT'S NOT OVER MOMENT, WAS
PICTURING THE ARMS OF THE Y
AND THOSE WHO ARE STRUGGLING
IN THE "IT'S NOT OVER SEASON"
IS PICTURING THE ARMS
OF THE Y EXTENDED IN WORSHIP.
I TELL YOU, WHAT I'VE
REALIZED IN THIS SEASON
THAT IF MY WORSHIP
DOESN'T CHANGE MY SITUATION
MY WORSHIP WILL
SURELY CHANGE ME.
AND IT IS NOT SO MUCH
WHAT HAPPENS TO YOU
THAT DEFINES WHO YOU ARE,
I BELIEVE,
IT'S HOW YOU RESPOND
TO WHAT HAPPENS TO YOU
THAT WILL ULTIMATELY
DEFINE WHO YOU ARE.
THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE WHO
COULD BE WATCHING THIS MORNING
THAT ARE IN A VALLEY BECAUSE
THEY HAD AN ABORTION
OR THEY'VE HAD A DIVORCE.
BUT I TELL YOU NO LONGER DO
THEY HAVE TO BE KNOWN AS THE
ONE WHO HAD THE ABORTION OR
THE ONE WHO HAD THE DIVORCE.
BUT I BELIEVE,
THROUGH PURSUING GOD
THAT THEY CAN BE THE ONE
WHO OVERCAME THE ABORTION,
THE ONE WHO OVERCAME
HAVING A DIVORCE,
AND ULTIMATELY SEEING GOD
VICTORIOUS IN THEIR SITUATION.
Betty: THE BEAUTIFUL THING
WE CAN KNOW
IS IF WE LIVE VERY LONG,
EVERYONE IS GOING TO
EXPERIENCE THAT VALLEY
AT ONE TIME IN SOME WAY,
THAT PAIN, THAT LOSS,
THAT HEARTACHE, WHATEVER.
BUT KNOWING THAT GOD IS
RIGHT IN THE CENTER OF IT
AND HE WILL NEVER LEAVE US,
AND THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE FELT
AS WE WALKED THROUGH
THIS JOURNEY IN THE LOSS
OF OUR YOUNGEST DAUGHTER
OVER A YEAR AGO,
THAT GOD HAS NEVER LEFT US.
WE KNOW HIM LIKE WE'VE
NEVER KNOWN HIM BEFORE,
IF WE ALLOW GOD TO WORK IN US.
James: SO YOU EXPERIENCED
A HEALING MIRACLE BUT PEOPLE
LIKE BETTY AND JAMES, AND YOU,
WHEREVER YOU ARE,
MAY SEE THIS,
THIS IS THE MIRACLE WE ALL
PRAY FOR, LONG FOR, HOPE FOR
BUT THERE IS ALSO THE MIRACLE
OF THE IMPARTATION OF GRACE
WORTHY OF OUR PRAISE
THAT HE IS SUFFICIENT.
THOUGH THE MYSTERY REMAIN,
THEN HE STILL... HE'S THERE.
WE DON'T GET ALL THE ANSWERS.
YOU WROTE A SONG;
IT'S THE TITLE OF THE BOOK.
BY THE WAY,
THIS IS IN THE BOOKSTORES.
IT'S A GREAT STORY OF GRACE,
WHAT GOD WILL DO.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR HIM
SING THIS SONG
THAT HAS THIS MESSAGE?
COULD YOU DO THAT FOR US?
♪ I KNOW IT'S DARK ♪
♪ JUST BEFORE DAWN ♪
♪ THIS MIGHT BE
THE HARDEST ♪
♪ SEASON YOU'VE
EXPERIENCED ♪
♪ I KNOW
IT HURTS ♪
♪ IT WON'T BE
TOO LONG ♪
♪ YOU'RE CLOSER THAN
YOU THINK YOU ARE ♪
♪ YOU'RE CLOSER THAN
YOU'VE BEEN BEFORE ♪
♪ SO LOOK
TO THE SKY ♪
♪ HELP IS
ON THE WAY ♪
♪ IT'S NOT OVER ♪
♪ IT'S NOT
FINISHED ♪
♪ IT'S NOT ENDING ♪
♪ IT'S ONLY
THE BEGINNING ♪
♪ WHEN GOD
IS IN IT ♪
♪ THEN ALL THINGS
ARE NEW ♪
♪ OOH HOO
ALL THINGS ARE NEW ♪
♪ YES,
THEY ARE ♪
♪ I BELIEVE THE OLD
IS PASSED AWAY ♪
♪ ALL THINGS
ARE NEW, NEW ♪
♪ ALL THINGS
ARE NEW ♪
♪ NEW, NEW
OH, OH! ♪
♪ IT'S NOT OVER
NO, IT'S NOT ♪
♪ WHEN GOD
IS IN IT ♪
♪ OH, OH! ♪
♪ THANK YOU,
JESUS ♪
♪ FOR THE VALLEYS
AND THE MOUNTAINS ♪
♪ OH! ♪
♪ I BELIEVE
SOMETHING IS MOVING ♪
♪ TURNING AROUND ♪
♪ SEASONS
ARE CHANGING ♪
♪ EVERYTHING IS
DIFFERENT NOW ♪
♪ HERE COMES
THE SUN ♪
♪ PIERCING
THE CLOUDS ♪
♪ OH, YOU'RE CLOSER
THAN YOU THINK YOU ARE ♪
♪ YOU'RE CLOSER THAN
YOU'VE BEEN BEFORE ♪
♪ JUST LOOK
TO THE SKY ♪
♪ HELP IS
ON THE WAY ♪
♪ OUR GOD
IS FAITHFUL ♪
♪ FAITHFUL TO SAY
IT'S NOT OVER ♪
♪ IT'S NOT
FINISHED ♪
♪ NO,
IT'S NOT ENDING ♪
♪ IT'S ONLY
THE BEGINNING ♪
♪ NOT OVER ♪
♪ AND GOD
IS IN IT ♪
♪ IT MIGHT NOT BE
THE WAY YOU WANT IT ♪
♪ BUT OH!
WHEN GOD IS IN THAT ♪
♪ WHEN GOD
IS IN IT ♪
♪ WHEN GOD
IS IN IT ♪
♪ OH! WHEN GOD
WHEN GOD IS IN IT ♪
♪ ALL THINGS
ARE NEW ♪
♪ WE BELIEVE, JESUS,
YOU CAN MAKE THINGS ALL NEW ♪
♪ OH! THE OLD
HAS PASSED AWAY ♪
♪ WHEN GOD
IS IN IT ♪
♪ WHEN GOD
IS IN IT ♪
♪ THERE IS NO
LIMIT SET ♪
♪ WHEN GOD
IS IN IT ♪
♪ IT'S NOT OVER
IT'S NOT OVER ♪
♪ OH! WHEN GOD
IS IN IT ♪
♪ IT'S NOT OVER
IF OUR GOD IS IN IT ♪
♪ I BELIEVE, JESUS,
YOU'RE STILL ON THE THRONE ♪
♪ WHEN GOD
IS IN IT ♪
♪ IT'S NOT OVER
IT'S NOT OVER ♪
♪ THANK YOU,
JESUS! ♪
♪ OH! WHEN GOD
IS IN IT ♪
♪ IT'S NOT OVER
IT'S NOT OVER ♪
♪ IT'S NOT OVER
IT'S NOT OVER ♪
♪ IT'S NOT OVER ♪
♪ OH, HOLY SPIRIT
IT'S NOT OVER ♪
♪ IT'S NOT OVER ♪
IF YOU BELIEVE IT,
GIVE GOD PRAISE!
James: HERE'S JOSIAH!
SIT DOWN RIGHT HERE,
LITTLE BUDDY.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
MAN, YOU'RE LOOKING GOOD!
[Laughter]
I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING TO YOU
BECAUSE YOU'RE SEEING
A MIRACLE.
BUT NOW JUST COME RIGHT IN
HERE ON ME AND BETTY TOGETHER.
WE LOST OUR DAUGHTER.
WE WATCHED HER MIDDLE SON
AND HER YOUNGEST
DAUGHTER GRADUATE,
BRING ROSES TO GRANDMOTHER
INSTEAD OF MOTHER.
IT'S NOT OVER.
ROBIN IS MORE ALIVE
THAN SHE'S EVER BEEN.
BUT HERE'S THE THING
I WANT YOU TO HEAR.
WHEN WE THINK OF ROBIN,
ALL WE SEE IS LIFE.
ALL WE SEE IS JESUS.
WE ONLY HAVE PRECIOUS MEMORIES
OF A LITTLE GIRL
WHO GREW UP TO BE A MOTHER,
INCREDIBLE WIFE,
INCREDIBLE EXAMPLE
AND ALL SHE LEFT
IS A LEGACY OF LIFE.
BETTY AND I DRAW ON THAT.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU ARE
BUT WE PRAISE HIM.
AND BELIEVE ME,
WE FEEL WHAT YOU FEEL,
WHATEVER IS GOING ON.
YOU SAY, "I CAN'T HAVE
WHAT THEY JUST SHOWED US."
YES, WE DO -- WE CAN.
MAYBE NOT IN EXACTLY
THE SAME WAY, BUT WE HAVE
A MIRACLE-WORKING GOD AND
HE LOVES US AND LIFTS US UP.
AND FOR ALL OF YOU
WHO PRAYED FOR US AND PRAY
FOR ONE ANOTHER, LISTEN,
YOU'VE JUST GOT TO KNOW
HOW SPECIAL YOU ARE.
JUST SAY TO GOD RIGHT NOW,
"GOD, I PRAISE YOU
FOR BEING GREAT!
I PRAISE YOU
THOUGH THE MYSTERY REMAINS,
EVEN THOUGH THERE IS PAIN,
I PRAISE YOU."
NOW LORD, GOD,
LET ME REVEAL YOU.
LET ME SHARE YOU;
IN JESUS' NAME.
WOULD YOU SAY THANKS TO GOD
AND TO THIS FAMILY AGAIN JUST
FOR SHARING THEIR TESTIMONY?
[Applause]
I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY
TO SEND YOU THE BOOK,
IT'S NOT OVER.
IT IS IN THE BOOKSTORES.
YOU CAN GO ONLINE AND GET IT.
BUT IF YOU'LL DO
SOMETHING WITH US,
IF YOU WOULD HELP US
GIVE THESE BEAUTIFUL SHOES
FOR CHRISTMAS,
WE RAISE THE FUNDS
WAY AHEAD OF TIME
TO GIVE 200,000 CHILDREN
A CHRISTMAS GIFT
THEY WOULD NEVER EXPECT.
THE MISSIONARIES SAY, "YOU
HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT DOES."
I WANT YOU TO LISTEN
TO ONE OF OUR FRIENDS
POUR OUT THE HEART OF GOD.
LISTEN TO HER REAL CLOSE
AND THEN JUST SEE
IF YOU WOULDN'T LIKE
TO BLESS CHILDREN
WITH SUCH A SIMPLE THING.
LISTEN CLOSELY.
Tammy: SOMETHING THAT
WE TAKE SO FOR GRANTED
IS WEARING A PAIR
OF SHOES EVERY DAY.
I DON'T THINK ANY ONE OF US WATCHING THIS RIGHT NOW
IS WITHOUT A PAIR OF SHOES
BUT THE REALITY IS THAT
THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN AROUND ME AT THIS MOMENT
THAT HAVE
NO SHOES.
I LOVE LIFE OUTREACH
FOR SO MANY REASONS --
NOT JUST WATER FOR LIFE
OR RESCUE FOR LIFE
OR THE FOOD PROGRAMS
BUT EVEN BRINGING SHOES
TO LITTLE ONES.
LISTEN,
WITHOUT IT,
THEY'RE IN DANGER
EVERY SINGLE DAY.
THE SIMPLE THINGS
THAT WE THINK ABOUT LIKE
EVEN CUTTING YOUR FEET,
WALKING IN WATER
THAT IS DISEASED
AND FULL OF BACTERIA
GETTING INTO A CUT.
THEY COULD LITERALLY
LOSE THEIR LIFE.
WHAT A PRIVILEGE WE HAVE
TO BRING THEM A PAIR OF SHOES.
EVERY ONE OF
THESE LITTLE ONES
IS GOING TO GET
A PAIR OF SHOES TODAY.
♪
Tammy:
WHAT I LOVE IS THAT
THIS SIMPLE
PAIR OF SHOES
HAS BECOME A TREASURE
TO THIS LITTLE GIRL.
I LOVE THAT SHE IS
HOLDING ON TO IT
LIKE IT'S THE GREATEST GIFT SHE'S EVER BEEN GIVEN.
AND IT COSTS
VERY LITTLE!
FOR A LITTLE AMOUNT
OF MONEY WE CAN PRODUCE
THOUSANDS OF SHOES
THAT CAN CHANGE A LIFE,
ONE CHILD AT A TIME,
STARTING
WITH HER.
♪
James: TAMMY, I LOVE YOU!
I LOVE JESUS IN YOU.
MOST OF YOU KNOW, MAYBE HERE
IN THE AUDIENCE AND AT HOME
THAT SHE LOST HER HUSBAND
WHO WAS A GREAT SWIMMER
AND HE DROWNED.
AND SHE'S JUST BECOME
A GREAT MISSIONARY.
AREN'T THOSE CHILDREN
BEAUTIFUL, BETTY?
Betty: THEY REALLY ARE!
JAMES, AS I WATCH
AND WE'VE BEEN THERE.
WE'VE PASSED OUT THE SHOES
AND HOW PRECIOUS AND BEAUTIFUL
THE CHILDREN ARE.
THEY'RE SO GRATEFUL BECAUSE
IT MAY BE THE ONLY GIFT
THEY'VE EVER GOTTEN
OF ANY KIND.
BUT THEY'RE SO GRATEFUL
AND THEY DO HOLD THEIR GIFT
CLOSE TO THEIR HEART
LIKE THAT.
BUT I THINK OF THEM
AND I THINK
OF OUR OLDEST DAUGHTER,
WHEN SHE WAS VERY SMALL
SHE LOVED HER SHOES.
SHE HAD MORE THAN ONE PAIR
THOUGH TO PROTECT HER FEET
BUT SHE LOVED THEM.
SHE SLEPT IN HER SHOES --
THEY WERE SO PRECIOUS TO HER.
BUT THESE SHOES
FOR THESE CHILDREN
MEAN SO MUCH MORE EVEN THOUGH
THEY MAY NOT REALIZE IT
BECAUSE THEY WALK AROUND
AND ALL THE KIND OF DISEASE
THAT'S ON THE GROUND
THAT GETS IN THEIR LITTLE FEET
IN THEIR CUTS AND IT CAN
EVENTUALLY KILL THEM
AND DESTROY THEM.
THE FACT THAT THESE SHOES,
YES, THEY ARE A BEAUTIFUL
LITTLE GIFT TO THEM
BUT THEY MEAN SO MUCH MORE --
THEY CAN MEAN LIFE TO THEM.
SO I HOPE YOU WILL JOIN US
AND LET'S GIVE A GIFT OF LOVE
AND LIFE TO THESE CHILDREN.
James: YEAH, AND I CAN
GO AHEAD AND TELL ALL OF YOU
THAT OUR DAUGHTER RHONDA
NEVER SAW A PAIR OF SHOES
SHE DIDN'T WANT TO BUY.
SHE IS A SHOE SHOPPER
TO THIS DAY.
AND YOU KNOW
WHAT'S REALLY INTERESTING?
IS IT WAS HER HUSBAND
WHO REALLY LIKES FOR HIS WIFE
TO BE ABLE TO BUY SHOES
THAT HE HAS SUCH A HEART
FOR MISSIONS THAT HE DESIGNED
AND HELPED US HAVE THE
LITTLE CHRISTMAS SHOES
TO HANG AS AN ORNAMENT
TO JUST REMIND YOU
TO PRAY FOR THE CHILDREN
THAT THEY WOULD HAVE PEACE
ON THEIR FEET,
NOT JUST SHOES -- BUT PEACE.
AND WE'RE GIVING AWAY
THIS ONE FOR ANY GIFT.
IT'S $3.60
TO BUY A PAIR OF SHOES.
$36 WILL GIVE
10 CHILDREN SHOES.
AND A GIFT OF $144
WILL GIVE 40 CHILDREN SHOES.
IF YOU MAKE A GIFT OF $100
OR MORE WE'VE GOT ALL FOUR,
INCLUDING THE ONE THIS YEAR
THAT WE HAVE OFFERED
OVER THE YEARS FOR YOU
TO JUST DECORATE YOUR TREE
AND ANY ANGLE PEOPLE
COME AT YOUR TREE,
THEY CAN SEE A SHOE AND IT
WILL REMIND THEM TO LOVE THE
LITTLE CHILDREN OF THE WORLD.
SO WHAT WE'RE GOING
TO ASK YOU TO DO,
WE TRY TO SAY THANK YOU
IN A WAY THAT IS MEANINGFUL,
BUT WOULD YOU BLESS CHILDREN
AND MISSIONARIES BY DIALING
THE NUMBER THERE ON THE SCREEN
AND SAYING, "YOU KNOW WHAT?
I THINK I'LL JUST GIVE $1,000
TO HELP WITH THE SHOES
BUT I THINK I'LL ALSO HELP
YOU PAY FOR THOSE SMILES
FOR THE LITTLE CHILDREN
WITH CLEFT PALATES THAT NEVER
BEEN ABLE TO SEE THEIR FACE
AND LIKE WHAT THEY SEE."
WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THEM
A SMILE.
AND WE'RE GOING TO GIVE SHOES.
YOU KNOW $36,
I THINK MOST OF ALL OF YOU
COULD AFFORD TO DO THAT.
WOULD YOU DO THAT
AND PUT IT ON YOUR BANKCARD
OR GO TO LIFETODAY.ORG ONLINE
AND PUT IT ON AND SAY,
"HERE'S THE GIFT"?
BUT IF THERE'S ANY WAY
YOU COULD GIVE 40 CHILDREN
SHOES, $144 WILL DO THAT.
THERE'S A LEVEL AT WHICH
ALL OF US CAN PARTICIPATE.
WOULD YOU MAKE THAT LOVE CALL
RIGHT NOW AND WOULD YOU
SHOW PEOPLE WHAT CHRISTMAS
IS REALLY ALL ABOUT?
IT IS THE LIFE AND LOVE OF GOD
SHED ABROAD IN OUR HEARTS
THROUGH THE GREAT GIFT
OF JESUS.
PLEASE MAKE THAT CALL TODAY
OR GO ONLINE.
THANK YOU FOR DOING IT!
Announcer:
POVERTY IS A KILLER
AND BECAUSE OF IT
CHILDREN NEEDLESSLY SUFFER
NOT ONLY FOR A LACK
OF FOOD AND CLEAN WATER
BUT ALSO FROM A LACK OF
THINGS WE TAKE FOR GRANTED
SUCH AS
A HEALTHY SMILE
OR A SIMPLE
PAIR OF SHOES.
FOR MOST OF
THESE CHILDREN
THEY'VE NEVER OWNED
A NEW PAIR OF SHOES.
WHILE THAT MAY SEEN MINOR IN
THE LIGHT OF ALL THEIR NEEDS,
WALKING IN
BARE FEET
PUTS THEM AT RISK OF
LIFE-THREATENING INFECTIONS
THAT COULD LEAD
TO CRIPPLING CONSEQUENCES,
DISEASE,
AND EVEN DEATH.
BY RESPONDING TODAY
YOU CAN HELP LIFE
IMMEDIATELY SECURE AND BEGIN SHIPPING CHRISTMAS SHOES
TO 200,000 CHILDREN
AROUND THE WORLD
JUST IN TIME
FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
YOUR GIFT OF $36 WILL HELP PROVIDE TEN PAIRS OF SHOES.
A GIFT OF $72 WILL
HELP PROVIDE 20 PAIR,
AND A GIFT OF $144
WILL HELP PROVIDE
40 PAIRS OF CHRISTMAS SHOES
FOR CHILDREN
IN NEED.
WITH YOUR GIFT
OF ANY AMOUNT,
BE SURE TO REQUEST
THIS BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED
RED ANTIQUE SHOE ORNAMENT,
A TREASURE TO PLACE ON YOUR
TREE EACH HOLIDAY SEASON.
WITH YOUR GIFT
OF $100 OR MORE
YOU MAY REQUEST
A SPECIAL BOXED SET
OF LIFE'S CHRISTMAS SHOE ORNAMENTS FROM PAST YEARS.
FINALLY, PLEASE CONSIDER
A GIFT OF $1,000 OR MORE
TO HELP PROVIDE
OVER 275 PAIRS OF SHOES
OR TWO CHILDREN
WITH CORRECTIVE
CLEFT PALATE SURGERIES.
AND YOU MAY REQUEST OUR COMMEMORATIVE GLASS SCULPTURE
"THE BLESSING."
PLEASE CALL, WRITE, OR
MAKE YOUR GIFT ONLINE TODAY!
James: BETTY AND I SAY THANKS
FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEART.
WE JUST PRAISE GOD
FOR THE MIRACLE
THAT YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT,
AND THE MIRACLE THAT GOD
SHEDS IN ABROAD IN OUR HEART
THROUGH THE GRACE THAT
WE JUST PRAISE HIM FOR.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE
THE BOOK, THIS STORY,
WE WILL HAPPILY SEND IT TO YOU
IF YOU JUST HELP US
SHARE SHOES.
WE WANT SO MUCH
TO BE A BLESSING TO YOU.
WE WANT TO PRAISE GOD
AND THANK HIM FOR WHAT HE DID
FOR THE SANCHEZ FAMILY,
FOR THEIR SON JOSIAH.
WOULD YOU SAY THANK YOU, GOD,
AND THANK YOU
TO JENNETTE AND RICARDO?
WE LOVE YOU, SIR!
BLESS YOU!
THANK ALL OF YOU SO MUCH.
THANKS FOR BEING FRIENDS
FOR LIFE AND SHARING LIFE!
♪
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>> THAT DAY HE WAS
THERE TO KILL ME.
Announcer:
DUCK DYNASTY'S ALAN ROBERTSON AND AUTHOR KYLE IDLEMAN
TOMORROW
ON LIFE TODAY!